Official Cup

Emirates Stadium
Spectators: 510 (Terracing: 383, Seating: 117, VIP seats: 10) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Giotis Kourmouzis started the match with the kick off. 6 minutes into the game, Rafli Leonard was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Lions United's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Arsenal the free kick. Rafli Leonard kicked well hit freekick during the 6th minute of the match. Rafli Leonard blasted a shot towards the goal in the 8th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Gunnar Taevere having to make a save. A collision led to Arsenal getting a freekick after 13 minutes play. Radoslaw Babicki hit a great ball. With a little luck, Lions United's Steve De Wilde got control of the ball when Giotis Kourmouzis tried to sneak it across the goal line. After some careless play in the Arsenal defense, Pan Jian Yong kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Gunnar Taevere. The Arsenal fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Gunnar Taevere should have stopped the shot. Steve De Wilde made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Giotis Kourmouzis in the 21st minute of play. Pan Jian Yong might have been able to make a better finish in the 24th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Gunnar Taevere. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Pan Jian Yong ran back to his position shaking his head. An unexpectedly hard shot by Pan Jian Yong in the 24th minute of play forced Arsenal's goalkeeper Gunnar Taevere to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The supporters of Lions United booed when Arsenal was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 30 match minutes in a wonderful position. Klement Wallach didn't get a good kick on the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Pan Jian Yong in the 32nd minute of play forced Arsenal's goalkeeper Gunnar Taevere to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Pan Jian Yong in the 33rd minute of play forced Arsenal's goalkeeper Gunnar Taevere to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Arsenal's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Giotis Kourmouzis in the 38th minute. Arsenal's Giotis Kourmouzis was first on the ball when the corner was shot and he dangerously headed the ball towards goal, but Steve De Wilde in the goal jumped up to prevent it from getting in. After a rather tough play, Lions United's Firmo Linde got a free kick in the 40th minute. Luck had favoured the away team in the first, and they walked off with a 0-2 lead.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Pan Jian Yong to make the kick off. Leon Eleazar came free with the goalkeeper in the 56th minute of the match, and shot straight on target. The shot was a little too simple and Gunnar Taevere could save by the left post. Lions United were awarded a corner in the 57th minute after Arsenal's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Gao Cheng Yun took the corner. The corner led Lions United's Gao Cheng Yun to fire away a dangerous shot which Gunnar Taevere despite some difficulties managed to get hold on the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Giotis Kourmouzis in the 59th minute of play forced Lions United's goalkeeper Steve De Wilde to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. When the match had gone on for 60 minutes, Pan Jian Yong took a quick shot and it went in 0-3 without a chance for Gunnar Taevere to make any attempt to save it. Lions United's Steve De Wilde played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Lucas Pimentel in the 63rd minute of play. 67 minutes into the match, Pan Jian Yong had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Gunnar Taevere. Arsenal's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Pan Jian Yong was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-4. The audience was convinced that Pan Jian Yong's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Gunnar Taevere was relentless in the 75th minute of the game. Steve De Wilde took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Lucas Pimentel, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 80 minutes into the game, Pan Jian Yong cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-5. Gunnar Taevere was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. In the 82nd minute Giotis Kourmouzis shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Steve De Wilde saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Giotis Kourmouzis in the 85th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Steve De Wilde saved Lions United from getting behind. In the 85thth minute of the game Giotis Kourmouzis who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Lions United's Steve De Wilde was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Gunnar Taevere made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Pan Jian Yong in the 86th minute of play. Steve De Wilde made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Giotis Kourmouzis in the 94th minute of play.

Although Arsenal had been in control for most of the match, Lions United still came away with the win.